Handling the Undead

Across Stockholm the power grid has gone crazy. In the morgue & in cemeteries, the recently deceased are waking up. One grandfather is alight with hope that his grandson will be returned, but one husband is aghast at what his adored wife has become. 

A horror novel that transcends its genre by showing what the return of the dead might really mean to those who loved them.

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John Ajvide Lindqvist is the author of Handling the Undead. Let The Right One In, his debut novel, was an instant bestseller in Sweden & was named Best Novel in Translation 2005 in Norway. The Swedish film adaptation, directed by Tomas Alfredsson, has won top honors at film festivals all over the globe, including Best Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival. An American remake, Let Me In, written & directed by Cloverfield director Matt Reeves, was released in October 2010 to rave reviews. 

Lindqvist grew up in Blackeberg, a suburb of Stockholm & the setting for Let the Right One In. Wanting to become something awful & fantastic, he first became a conjurer, & then was a stand-up comedian for twelve years. He has also written for Swedish television. He lives in Sweden.